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Medically Tailored Meals
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FY 2021 By The Numbers
3,757
clients, caregivers and dependents served with our nourishing meals
794k
medically tailored meals cooked and delivered to our clients
62k
hours of time donated by 6,600 volunteers, equaling ~30 employees
3,726
donors supported our neighbors living with life-threatening illnesses
Welcome to another exciting week at Open Arms! There are lots of open shifts available in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. We'd love to see you!
Here are our biggest needs this week. Shifts highlighted in orange are where we need the most help. Sign up now using the link in our bio.
Tuesday, March 28
– Meal Packaging – 5-7pm in St. Paul
Wednesday, March 29
– Bakery – 7:30-9am in Minneapolis
– Box making for shipping – 9-11am in St. Paul
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Open Arms and other members of the @fimcoalition are thrilled to support Hill Day to advocate for #medicallytailoredmeals to become a covered benefit in Medicaid and Medicare – ensuring equitable access – so our communities and economy can reap billions in savings. #FoodIsMedicine #FarmBill #SNAP #MTMsWork
Meals for older adults are seriously underfunded in Minnesota, which puts the health of our older neighbors at risk. Healthy meals help seniors stay in their homes and communities and prevent hospitalization and other consequences of malnutrition. That's why we are asking our elected officials to support bills SF 2244 and HF 2523 to add $20 million for the state senior nutrition program to support senior nutrition in Minnesota, specifically to help fund medically tailored meals for our …
“This is one of the greatest gifts I've ever been given, I've never had anything mean this much to me. From saving money to saving time, it's just so awesome. I even got a couple people to start donating! This help is astronomical. Once I start feeling better, I'll start driving delivery routes!” – A Client of Open Arms
To better serve our diverse community of clients, Open Arms created a Cultural Meals Program in 2022 to develop accessible, culturally appropriate meals to serve Hmong, Latinx, and East African clients who are disproportionately impacted by life-threatening illnesses and critical health issues. We recently hired three culinary consultants (one from each community) to provide culturally appropriate recipes that reflect their communities, educate staff about cultural meals and preparation, and …
If you are looking for a reason to join the Open Arms delivery party, look no further! We're always looking for more volunteer delivery drivers to bring #medicallytailoredmeals to our neighbors with life threatening illnesses and critical health issues. Interested? Email [email protected]
#volunteer #foodismedicine
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Help us package and deliver #medicallytailoredmeals for our neighbors with life threatening illnesses and make some new friends in the process! We have lots of open volunteer shifts this week at both of our kitchens. Use the link in our bio and select "Volunteer At Open Arms!" to learn more about our volunteer opportunities.
Here's our biggest needs for the week:
Tuesday, March 21
• Bakery (MPLS) – 11am-1pm
• Meal Packaging (MPLS) –…
Our next topic to help you #FuelForTheFuture is to eat a variety of foods from all the food groups. Eating a variety of fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, and fats can help us fuel our bodies with the nutrients we need! When it comes to fruits and vegetables, have you ever heard the phrase “eat the rainbow”? This phrase encourages you to eat different colors of fruits and vegetables as they’ll give our bodies different nutrients. Fun fact: orange foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, and …
Happy St. Patrick's Day from Open Arms! Our volunteers and staff are celebrating by wearing green and chopping green vegetables.
Speaking of veggies, today is a great day to eat some leafy greens! They are a great source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber while also being low in calories.
Have a great weekend!
March is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month. MS is a disease that impacts the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves, which make up the central nervous system. The resulting damage to myelin disrupts signals to and from the brain and can cause unpredictable symptoms such as numbness, tingling, mood changes, memory problems, pain, fatigue, blindness, and or paralysis. Everyone’s experience with MS is different.
Open Arms is proud to serve #medicallytailoredmeals to people diagnosed…
On Tuesday, a group of Open Arms volunteers and staff attended #VolunteerismDay at the Minnesota State Capitol, organized by @MAVANetwork. We met with legislators to advocate for a bill designed to bring funds to nonprofits like Open Arms to build and expand effective volunteer engagement across Minnesota. We greatly appreciate MAVA's partnership and thank them for the ways they support #volunteerism through their policy work and trainings! #OpenArmsOnTheHill #mnleg
Happy Monday! We hope the sunshine is providing some much needed energy to all of you. Looking for something fun to fill your week with? We have lots of open shifts available in both of our kitchens. Please sign up for a shift on VolunteerHub (link in bio) and don't forget to take a cookie on your way out!
Here is a list of our biggest needs for this week:
Tue, 3/14:
• STP Kitchen
o 9-11am
o 11:30am-1:30pm
o 5-7pm
Wed, 3/15:
• STP …
Happy second week of #NationalNutritionMonth! Planning your meals and snacks goes along with our theme of #FuelForTheFuture. Making a weekly food plan can help keep you organized and help you save money. Here are a few tips for making a successful plan!
1. Set aside a couple hours one day per week to make your plan and grocery shop
2. Choose the snacks and recipes you want to have that week
3. Check your fridge and pantry to see what ingredients you already have
4. Make a …
We're back with more health-ful tips from our nutrition team! A great way to eat with the environment in mind is to grow your own food at home. It's a fun and cost-saving way to add more plant-based foods to your diet. Check out this reel to learn more about it! #FuelForTheFuture #nationalnutritionmonth
Text caption: Start by choosing a location that gets at least 6 hours of sunlight. Be creative with the size and type of containers you use (5-gallon buckets, terra cotta or …
Today is #WorldKidneyDay, a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys. People with kidney disease are among the most vulnerable in the population due to their ongoing need for consistently coordinated care which is often lifelong and involves complex ongoing treatment. Open Arms is proud to serve a kidney-friendly/renal menu to our clients living with kidney disease. Our renal menu includes meals that are high in protein with low to moderate amounts of …
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Today we celebrate the amazing women who make the Open Arms community such a diverse and inclusive place to work and volunteer at. Women make up well over half of our staff and most of our leadership team! This year's #IWD2023 theme is #EmbraceEquity. Getting an equal opportunity is not always enough. We all start in different places and our needs are not always the same. Much like the ways #medicallytailoredmeals help our clients living with varying life …
Today, we celebrate #NationalRegisteredDietitianDay by introducing our amazing Nutrition Team. They provide nutrition counseling to Open Arms clients at no cost! Our dietitians also collaborate with our chefs to ensure our menus meet client’s needs specific to their illnesses. Open Arms is proud to offer nutrition services in addition to the medically tailored meals we serve our clients each week. Stay tuned for more from the Nutrition Team as part of #NationalNutritionMonth.
Tomorrow is Hunger Day on the Hill! Several Open Arms staff and volunteers will be gathering with @HungerSolutionsMN and our neighbors at the MN state capitol to take part in the legislative process. We'll be advocating for food security for Minnesota families, investment in hunger-free schools, and support for local food sourcing. #HungerDay2023 serves as a great opportunity to fight for struggling Minnesotans and encourage our #mnleg lawmakers to pass meaningful legislation that addresses…
"I am so grateful for your services. I'd never even heard of Open Arms before my doctor referred me. To tell you the truth, I don't think I'd still be in my own home without your services. I wouldn't be able to handle it." – A Client of Open Arms
Our first #NationalNutritionMonth topic is eating with the environment in mind! Eating plant-based meals is one way to do this. Plant-based meals are more Earth-friendly as they require less resources and energy to produce than food made from animals. We invite you to check out this delicious plant-based recipe for overnight oats!
#FuelForTheFuture
